Worksheets(NG)SS: Chapter 6 Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What advantage did the Americans have over the British?
a)
They were fighting on familiar land.
b)
They were better organized than the British.
c)
Their army and navy were larger than the British army and navy.
d)
All Americans supported going to war with the British.
2.
What did General Howe do instead of heading toward Albany to meet General Burgoyne’s troops?
a)
led his troops to Canada
b)
led his troops to Wilmington
c)
led his troops to Philadelphia
d)
led his troops to Lake Ontario
3.
What did Tadeusz Kos´ciuszko help the Americans create?
a)
vessels
b)
uniforms
c)
fortifications
d)
living quarters
4.
In 1777, which country did France consider its main enemy?
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Poland
d)
Prussia
5.
Who led a surprise attack on Fort Vincennes and stopped a British invasion of the American frontier?
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
George Washington
d)
George Rogers Clark
6.
Who rode 40 miles in one night to warn Patriots of a British attack in Connecticut?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Sybil Ludington
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Anna Smith Strong
7.
Who had the largest and most powerful navy in the world?
a)
the British
b)
the French
c)
the Spanish
d)
the Americans
8.
What did General Henry Clinton offer to enslaved men who joined the British Army?
a)
freedom
b)
money
c)
land
d)
clothing
9.
Which group did Nathanael Greene belong to when he decided to join the Patriots?
a)
the Loyalists
b)
the Quakers
c)
the Six Nations
d)
the Light Horse Volunteers
10.
Which military leader made the mistake of camping on a peninsula at Yorktown?
a)
Lord Cornwallis
b)
Charles O’Hara
c)
George Washington
d)
Comte de Rochambeau
11.
From what starting point did Burgoyne begin to lead his forces southward in 1777?
a)
Montréal
b)
Fort Ontario
c)
Saratoga
d)
Québec
12.
When did the American victory at Trenton take place?
a)
August 27, 1776
b)
November 16, 1776
c)
December 26, 1776
d)
July 5, 1777
13.
Along which river did General Benedict Arnold move American forces?
a)
Mohawk
b)
Hudson
c)
Delaware
d)
Connecticut
14.
According to the time line, what were the first victories for the Americans?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Princeton and Trenton
c)
Saratoga and Kings Mountain
d)
Cowpens and Yorktown
15.
Which time span includes three British victories in a row?
a)
1775–1776
b)
1777–1778
c)
1778–1780
d)
1780–1781
16.
Which battle had no clear victor?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Trenton
c)
Brandywine Creek
d)
Monmouth Court House
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